Innocenti tapped for CEC board
Reprinted with permission of
The Herald Journal
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Mark Innocenti, associate director of the Early Intervention Research Institute at the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University, was recently elected to the Council for Exceptional Children Board of Directors as a member-at-large.
Innocenti has spent more than 25 years researching children who are at risk and their families. He is a past president for the CEC's Division for Early Childhood Board, and he served on the DEC board for eight years.
"I think having an early childhood perspective on the CEC boar is important," he said. "I think we need strong organizations to lead the field and the CEC is a strong organization."
His term began Jan. 1.
As a board member he will be involved in policy making and administration of the CEC. The council is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabiltiies, gifts and talents.
The CEC works to enhnace professional development among its memebers, who include teachers, administrators, students, parents, paraprofesisonals and support service providers. Ita also publishes cutting-edge information and research.
